Vehicle-fender



(No Model.)

W. H. GREGG. VEHICLE FENDER.

No. 585,862. Patented July 6, 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

VILLIAM II. GREGG, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,862, dated July 6,1897.

Application filed January l1, 1897. Serial No. 618,778. (No model.)

T0 tZZ whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM I-I. GREGG, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle-Fenders, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improved fender for railway-cars and othermachinery-propelled vehicles, and it is well adapted for use onstreet-cars.

My invention particularly relates to a fender a substantial part ofwhich is made of solid rubber, so that when a person is struck by orfalls upon the fender there is but little danger of his being injured,as the fender will yield to the impact.

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a top or plan view of my iinproved fender. Fig. II is a sideview. Fig.

. III is an enlarged transverse section taken on `line III III, Fig. I.Fig. IV is a similar View taken on line IV IV, Fig. I. Fig. V is anenlarged transverse section taken on line V V, Fig. I. y

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the outer part or section of thefender. The inner part of the vfender I prefer to make of wood or metal,though it maybe made of other material, and may, if desired, be made ofrubber. The outer part or section of the fender is made of solid rubber.I prefer to make the border 3 of natural or virgin rubber and thefilling 4. of vulcanized rubber. This outer section of the fender formsa durable,

inexpensive, and yielding fender part, that will not injure a personthat may be struck by or fall upon it.

I have shown the filling 4 in the form of lattice-work and thetransverse bars of this lattice-work are preferably U -shaped incrosssection, as seen in Fig.V, so as to give strength and rigidity aswell as lightness.

The outer section of the fenderI have shown secured to the minor sectionby bolts 5 and I have shown the end bars 6 of the minor section extendedto near the front of the outer section to `give support to the rubberouter section.

In the use of the term rubber I mean to include gutta-percha and likesubstances.

It will thus be seen that Iprovide a fender in which the striking andthe holding or receiving portions are made of rubber or equivalentyielding material.

I claim as my invention- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a carfenderthe body of the holding or receiving portion of which is made of solidrubber, substantially as set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a carfender having an outer section,the body of which including the striking and the holding or receivingportions is formed of solid` rubber, substantially as set forth.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a carfender the outer section of thebody of which, including the striking and the holding or receivingportions, is made of solid rubber, and the inner section of wood oriron, substantially as set forth.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a carfender the outer sectionofwhich is composed of a rim of natural or virgin rubber, and alattice-work filling of'vulcanized rubber, the transverse bars of whichVare U-shaped in transverse section, substantially as set forth.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a carfender the outer section'of thebody of which,

including the striking and the holding or receiving portions, iscomposed of solid rubber and the inner section of wood or iron, the endbars of the latter being extended to support the outer section,substantially as set forth.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a carfender the outer portion ofwhich is composed of a rim of rubber and a lattice-work filling ofrubber, substantially as set forth.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a carfender having an inner portion'of unyielding material and an outer portion composed of a rim of rubber,and a lattice-work filling of rubber, substantially as set forth.

WM. II. cuneo..

In presence of-- Guo. I-I. KNIGHT, E. S. KNIGHT.

